Inhibitor scaffolds for 2-oxoglutarate-dependent histone lysine demethylases.
Rose, N.R., Ng, S.S., Mecinovic, J., Lienard, B.M., Bello, S.H., Sun, Z., McDonough, M.A., Oppermann, U., Schofield, C.J.(2008) J Med Chem 51: 7053-7056
- PubMed: 18942826 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/jm800936s
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2VD7 - PubMed Abstract: 
The dynamic methylation of histone lysyl residues plays an important role in biology by regulating transcription, maintaining genomic integrity, and by contributing to epigenetic effects. Here we describe a variety of inhibitor scaffolds that inhibit the human 2-oxoglutarate-dependent JMJD2 subfamily of histone demethylases. Combined with structural data, these chemical starting points will be useful to generate small-molecule probes to analyze the physiological roles of these enzymes in epigenetic signaling.
Organizational Affiliation: 
The Department of Chemistry and the Oxford Centre for Integrative Systems Biology, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, United Kingdom.